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Welcome to the world! Recent births reported Jan. 20, 2016.

January 20, 2016
Welcome to the world! Recent births reported Jan. 20, 2016.

Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information about these fine businesses below.  Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Raelynn Anderson Moored, the daughter of Cathy and Lon Moored of Ludington, was born Jan. 15, 2016. David Kian Russell Patterson, the son of Tiera Pierce and Thayne Patterson of Ludington, was born…

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Recent death, reported Jan. 20, 2016.

January 20, 2016

The Rev. Merritt Bongard, 72, of Ludington died suddenly on Tuesday, January 19. Funeral arrangements are pending at Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville. See MCP death notice archives here.

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Protecting our kids — a coordinated effort.

January 19, 2016

Editorial by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. On Dec. 14, 2012, Mason County Sheriff-Elect Kim Cole was driving home from the Michigan State Sheriff’s Association Sheriff School. Kim had been elected just over a month prior to that, after spending over 25 years as a road deputy. He received a phone call from then-Custer Fire Chief John Allison (who has since passed away).…

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Congressman speaks out against President’s gun control plan.

January 19, 2016
Congressman speaks out against President’s gun control plan.

Letter to the Editor, by Rep. Dan Benishek, Michigan’s 1st Congressional District.  Some of the fondest memories of my youth involve heading out into the woods western Upper Peninsula to hunt with friends and family.  My father had been killed in a mining accident when I was a kid, but I learned to hunt and shoot from people in our community…

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No bomb found; Covenant Christian School will be open Wednesday.

January 19, 2016

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has given the all clear at Covenant Christian School. The school received a bomb threat about noon today. At 4:57 p.m. the school texted its staff and parents stating the sheriff had declared the school safe and that school is scheduled to resume Wednesday, Jan. 20. A bomb…

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